SCOTLAND are looking for a third win in their summer Tour but Taylor was impressed with what he saw from the Pumas against Ireland last week.

WARY Matt Taylor last night warned Scotland to gear up for a mighty battle with the fired-up Puma cubs.

The defence guru insisted his troops should not be fooled by the fact Argentina will be sending out a youthful second-string line-up in tonight’s tour showdown in Cordoba.

And he urged his own depleted squad to enter the fray as if they were squaring up to a full-strength home team.

Taylor’s alert came after Canada almost pulled off a shock triumph against the Scots in Toronto.

He stressed the Pumas will be as dangerous as ever on their own turf, even though the bulk of them have been picked from the domestic stage to allow their front liners to prepare for the clashes with the All Blacks, South Africa and Australia.

Taylor said: “The guys they have in their group look dangerous – they performed well against Ireland last weekend.

“They are particularly strong on kick returns. They are also very good attacking from the scrum and have a really good player in their No9, Martin Landajo.

“We are disappointed with the number of unforced errors we committed against the Canadians.”

Taylor was backed up by Glasgow flanker Rob Harley who has gone straight into the Scots starting line-up after joining the tour in midweek.

He said: “With Argentina they come with the mindset they will dominate the pack. They are always physical while they have a lot of talent in the backs.”

Scotland’s most-capped scrum-half Mike Blair – who retired from international rugby in January last year – has identified areas in both attack and defence that need working on.

He said: “The tour is a bit bizarre. But it’s a great environment for new coach Vern Cotter to learn about his players. From the failings in the previous two Test matches there must be a heavy emphasis on ball retention and putting phases together against Argentina.”